SameGrain, Inc. (http://www.samegrain.com) was recently selected from nearly 200 start-up companies to pitch at the Mid-Atlantic Venture Association’s (MAVA) Fall TechBUZZ event this Friday, September 13th at Georgetown University. TechBUZZ is the area's premier event where early-stage entrepreneurs and active investors come together to see the best and brightest while also celebrating the strength of the region’s start-up scene. This year’s event features Ted Leonsis as the keynote speaker.

SameGrain will be one of 18 start-ups to take the stage from a wide-range of technology sectors. Presenting companies were chosen by a MAVA advisory group of business mentors and active technology investors.

“Over the past year, SameGrain has been selected to present at Entrepreneur Expo, Distilled Intelligence 2.0, and other regional events, so we are excited to have the opportunity to showcase SameGrain at TechBUZZ,” commented SameGrain Founder and CMO, Anne Balduzzi. “With each presentation we have more successful milestones to share.”

Eric Eller, SameGrain Co-Founder and CEO, added, “SameGrain has also been asked to present at Cooley’s Capital Call event later this month in D.C. and again at two upcoming TechBreakfast events in Northern Virginia and Maryland.”

Since 2011, TechBUZZ presenting companies in total have received more than $70 million in disclosed funding, with more investments and acquisitions remaining in undisclosed terms. SameGrain, located in the Emerging Technology Center (ETC) incubator, is currently in closed beta, has secured their first platform partner, and is raising a $750,000 investment round.

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SameGrain, Inc. is a “privacy first” social discovery platform that helps anyone anywhere privately locate, connect with, and grow new connections (from around the corner to around the globe) with other people that share similar demographics, backgrounds, interests, beliefs, health, life experiences, and much more. The company was founded by start-up company veterans from Apple, AOL, Advertising.com, Ernst & Young and Millennial Media. Interested investors may contact invest(at)samegrain(dot)com for more information. SameGrain is a privately held company and is currently headquartered in Baltimore, Maryland. SameGrain™ is a registered trademark of SameGrain, Inc. For more information, visit http://www.samegrain.com.

The Mid-Atlantic Venture Association (MAVA) represents the complete spectrum of private capital investing in high growth enterprises and the company builders and entrepreneurs doing business in the Mid-Atlantic and beyond. For more than 25 years, MAVA has served the full community of innovators, companies, private capital, suppliers, and key advisors needed to build successful businesses from start up to exit. From venture to private equity, angel to growth equity, and family office to corporate strategic, MAVA brings together the full spectrum of capital and key resources necessary to accelerate the growth of companies across industry sectors and stages of development. MAVA provides a wide range of programs designed to stimulate revenue and company growth, facilitate quality deal flow, encourage collaboration and foster relationships among entrepreneurs, investors, strategic partners and customers.

The Georgetown Entrepreneurship Initiative inspires Georgetown University students to be entrepreneurial, teaches them entrepreneurial lessons, connects them to useful resources, and helps them pursue their own unique entrepreneurial interests. Housed in the McDonough School of Business, the Initiative manages an array of courses and extracurricular programs to serve the campus-wide Georgetown University community and fosters strong connections to the vibrant Washington, DC, entrepreneurial community. Under the brand of StartupHoyas, signature programs include the StartupHoya Challenge Business Pitch Competition, the StartupHoyas Incubator, the Entrepreneurial Fellows Program, Entrepreneurs in Residence, and events such as Georgetown Entrepreneurship Day and the Venture Capital Investment Competition. http://www.startuphoyas.com